Refrigeration System for Watercooling PCs

[Savvy_01]

I guess this is a simple question. The purpose of a water cooled system is that the fans cool the water off by heating a radiator. However, refrigerators and A/C Systems use a different cooling method that is capable of bringing about frigid temps, down to 0 degrees Fahrenheit. What I want to know is whether there is a cost effective way to cool water temps using a similar refrigeration method.

 

[maxwellmelon]

many of people have thought about this....even though it can be done condensation becomes an issue which leads to other issues.

 

[Savvy_01]

many of people have thought about this....even though it can be done condensation becomes an issue which leads to other issues.

How cold could you get water temps without condensation forming though? I mean, with the right sensor, you could adequately adjust the temps to stay in a certain range.

 

[Lehan123456789]

Generally if you want really, really cool temps you do phase-change cooling, as seen in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d0B0Dli-1g

 

[USAFRet]

How cold could you get water temps without condensation forming though? I mean, with the right sensor, you could adequately adjust the temps to stay in a certain range.

Anything below ambient room temp brings condensation.

This sort of thing has been tried, and failed, many many times.
Sure, you can build something, using a regular fridge or AC unit.

It will run....for a little while. It just a race to see what breaks first.
The fridge, the PC due to condensation, or your wallet due to the excessive power consumption.

Or you could go whole hog, and sport up some liquid nitrogen.

 

[MeanMachine41]

Hi Savvy_01

There are methods for extreme refrigerated cooling however none IMO are cost effective.
Here is one of the best articles on the subject.
http://www.overclockers.com/an-introduction-to-extreme-cooling/

I have tried using an Aquarium chiller with some gains but certainly not cost effective for the 200-400MHz frequency gain over a decent AIO liquid cooler. Its messy and not recommended for the performance improvement you may seek. The only reason I tried that method was because I have a Hi tech Aquarium and Water Chiller. Decent chillers are not cheap and not worth the expense for what you get if you want to use one for CPU cooling.